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South Sudan ranks first in corruption and last in good governance across Africa, yet many still defend the very leader orchestrating their ruin. Passivity has never saved a nation it only deepens the suffering.

The title stacking is wild; South Sudanese politicians and titles are a never-ending love story. But using a decades-old photo takes it to a whole another level. At 76, along with other veteran politicians, it’s time to let go and pass the torch, the country will move on regardless.

Peaceful protests over youth unemployment are branded a public security threat, while corruption, tribalism, and nepotism remain unchecked. Ironically, the biggest threat to youth safety comes from those suppressing their rights in South Sudan.

Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro was one of President Salva Kiir’s longest-serving high officials, spent decades in the inner circle, and consistently defended the administration. Only after being booted from power did he begin speaking out against state-driven inequality, tribalism, and marginalization highlighting a common political pattern where systemic criticism emerges only when access to power is lost. Quite frankly, he can save us the fake sympathy and get lost!

South Sudan deserves the leadership it has. Unfortunately.

Giving credit where credit is due: As a critic, I mostly criticize, but I am never too proud to give people their flowers. Kalisto is doing an incredible job in Juba with the cleaning campaigns and restoring order. We might face economic challenges, but there is no excuse for living in filth and disorganization. Dignity starts here. Now, we need this movement to reach all 10 states. South Sudan is not just Juba. Let’s keep the momentum going! 🌍🇸🇸

Seeing Salva Kiir’s walk of shame at the Moscow summit is embarrassing and painful. You make Paul Biya proud. Please send a delegation to every international summit instead, if possible.

Who taught these fools journalism?! South Sudanese journalists are literally begging the government to crack down on whistleblowers and leakers. When the actual press is out here publicly lobbying to destroy freedom of expression, the whole industry is a complete joke.

This isn't just news, it's a recurring tragedy in South Sudan. When will the senseless killings over cattle and local disputes end? Where is the government's security response to protect these vulnerable communities from this cycle every few weeks?

Want real change in South Sudan? Refuse, cut, and boycott foreign humanitarian aid. Aid doesn't protect South Sudanese citizens; it protects corrupt political elites from facing the wrath of a starved, unserved population. End the managed dependency. Build domestic sovereignty. 🇸🇸

Africa is both poor and poorly governed: South Sudan shows why. A country’s wealth depends on what it produces and how effectively it is governed, not the resources under its soil. South Sudan holds vast reserves and exports roughly $3 billion in oil annually, yet its GDP per capita remains a fragile $640. Since 2011, the state has received over $25 billion in oil revenues about $130 to $150 per person per year. While not massive, it is enough to make a difference. Instead, systemic corruption and institutional failure have squandered it. The government spent $557 million over budget on presidential affairs but allocated just $29 million to health. A $2.2 billion off-budget infrastructure initiative went to connected firms with little to show for it. With civil servants unpaid and 85–87% of the population in extreme poverty, South Sudan proves that natural resource wealth is useless without sound institutions and productive governance.

Despite a government overflowing with generals far outnumbering its doctors, the Kiir administration has completely failed to strategically protect South Sudan’s national sovereignty. Years of institutional negligence have left the nation cornered and defenseless, squeezed by neighbors who hold critical leverage over its survival: Sudan attacks its borders with impunity because they control the sole oil export pipeline. Uganda encroaches on its territory while controlling the vital trade corridor that feeds it. Kenya holds its economy hostage through the Port of Mombasa and commercial banking power. A country with endless military ranks on paper is totally paralyzed in reality, unable to defend its territory or protect its citizens, because leadership chose short-term political survival over national independence.

By limiting its response to mere condemnations after the deadly Abyei market strike, the Salva Kiir government has once again proved it cannot or will not protect its citizens. Instead of defending the borders and keeping innocent people safe from foreign strikes, security forces are heavily deployed inside urban centers flexing on social media, parading weapons, and intimidating the very civilians they are sworn to protect. When a government projects power inward against its own population while standing passively by in the face of external aggression, it makes its priorities clear. South Sudanese lives are being treated as secondary, and leadership is falling dangerously short.

True reform in South Sudan starts the moment justice reaches the very top.

In South Sudan's Unity State, citizens protest foreign aid cuts instead of the leaders who looted billions in oil revenues and displaced them in the first place. Why? Because foreign NGOs respond to protests with dialogue. The government responds with violence, arrests, and state security. It is a tragic reality: citizens aren't blind to corruption they are simply trapped in a system where demanding rights from their own leaders can cost them their lives. How much more can we endure?